Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-25
MANGANESE AND IRON.
Georgfa's Richest Orc Beds to be Dew eloped


Gsorgfa's Richest Orc Beds to be Dew eloped
OF q Grand Scale.
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. l7.-By far thg
most important enterprise that has been
inaugurated IN Georgia since the var is
now fully under headwav, and is being
pushed with much vieor and determine
ton by syndicate composed Of the pres
iGents Of two banks and ten other OF the
most substantial citizens OF the state.
The origin OF this enterprise is the pur
chase recently Of what is known as the
EtoWah property, three miles from Ctr
tersville and about fifty miles from
Atlanta. The property consists of about
seventeen thousand acres of the choicest
mineral and most productive agricultural
lands in Georgia, e large portion of
which is covered by dense forest Of oak
and pine timber. Much of the tract fronts
on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, and
before the war short railroad, built by
the owners Of the property, ran through
q portion Of the tract to several mines and
furnaces VIII h were then being operated.
General Sherman in his march to the sea
destroyed the road. At that time several
furnaces and rolling-mills were in sue
cessful operation, the product of which
was nails and merchant iron, much of
which was sold in Georgia and adjacent
states. During the war considers bic
portion of the product of these mines Was
used in making horse-shoes.
The Etowah lion and Manganese Cons
pany, which has recently acquired
THIS MAGNIF CENT PROPERTY; 1r
will commence at once to lay iroa on the
oil r. bl An
the tract so as to give ample facilities fnr
tie development of every acre of this i'm
mense territory. A large force of haads
Will be put to work building this line as
soon as the survey which is now going on
is completed. y gotlatlons are now being
made for the construction of several hun
dred houses for the use of the operators
who will be employed in the various enter
prises that will soon be established there.
The EtoWah river, noted for its immense
water power, runs through the greater
portion of the land, besides which several
smaller streams, giving additional water
power traverse the property, and after
enrchiDg the lands through which they
run, flow into the EtoWah. Four miles
OF This river show fall Of seventy fest,
aud furnish water-power Of nearly
twelve thousand horse at the Lowest stage
OF water. The character OF minerals to be
found is principally iron and manganese,
while vast quantities OF baryta, ocher,
limestone, sandstone, tale and asbestos
are to be found in every section.
Tae manganese Is OF the best quality,
many samples of which yield So per cent.
of manganese metal, and is found liz in
men,e quantities, so much go that the
supply is believed to be exheustless.
Several large shipments Of il have been
made to Europe, and there is ready de-
mand for all tnat can be taken out. These
deposits OF manganese sre thought to be
ali that there are il Georgia, and in con-
sequence their value eau not be overesti-
mated. To make any kind of showing in
taking cut this wealth Of manganese il
will require the removal of
SEVERAL MILLION TONS,
and then an abundance Will be left to
supply even the most exo:biiant demands.
The iron ore to pc lad on the property
not only abounds ia vast and measureless
quantities, but the output from the var
ious openings that have been made show
a remarkable vcriety in the way of quality
The heavy growth Of oak and pine timber